Welcome to your February edition of Thinklocal. Love is in the air all the way through this month with Valentines Day falling on 14th February and Leap Year this month on 29th February!

These days, a Leap year means an extra day in the calendar year which is added for scientific reasons and making 2024 have 366 days! But years ago it meant much more – particularly to women! This was a role reversal for women to propose to men, not just on 29th February but during the whole leap year, this tradition is thought to have originated from Ireland during the 5th century. So what are you waiting for ladies………..

We have a packed issue once again due to the thanks of local businesses, groups, organisations, and clubs. Please mention Thinklocal whenever you contact any of these please! In April we will be celebrating 10 years of running Thinklocal Magazine, it really doesn’t seem possible, please see page 05 for information on how you can get involved in the magazine. We want our 10th anniversary edition to be the best yet!

Why not join The Property Angels Foundation, supportive ladies only Angel walk and talk monthly group on Saturday 24th February. Make a note of all this year’s dates, see page 24.

New local businesses this month include Arthur Ibbett Ltd, M & J S Services Ltd, The St Neots Carpet Company, Runesilk and Trendy Cuts. Arthur Ibbett Ltd is a local company that has been serving customers since 1851, see page for 13 for more details, M & J S Services Ltd is a local firm providing private hire airport transfers, check them out on page 23, Runesilk is an award-winning beard care and eyewear company based in Little Paxton – check them out on page 03. Trendy Cuts is giving you 30% off discount QR code. This new barbers in Eaton Socon has recently opened in the old St Neots Carpet shop on Eaton Socon green, see their advert on page 03. The St Neots Carpet Company are still trading and their details can be found on page 07.

Congratulations to Samantha Dennis who won 2 tickets to St Neots Cineworld and to Peter Moss who won 2 tickets to The Musical Theatre Company musical comedy, Sister Act.

We are starting to put together our 10th Anniversary edition in April and would love to hear from you – please take a look at page 05 for more information with lots more coming in next months magazine.

DSM Dance with Lynne is once again giving a FREE dance class on Mondays at The Priory Centre under the Community Spaces programme run by Huntingdon District Council, see page 10 for more details.

Fancy some Skiing this winter, then check out our Think Travel with Lisa from Hays Travel on page 22.

Don’t forget you can still recycle your tree with the Christmas Treecycling with Sue Ryder, they will collect your real tree from your home and recycle it, for a suggested donation, see page 32 for more information and contact details.

Have you been down to the Tree of Hope shop at the United Reform Church St Neots, they sell a variety of brand-new items which are fairly traded from Shared Earth and Leprosy Mission. They are open Thursdays and Saturdays from 10am – 12pm. Pop down and have a tea or coffee and support what they are doing.

Finally, a big congratulations to our St Players winner, Kathy Unwin who won 2 tickets to see Jack and the Beanstalk.

Please use our magazine to contact local clubs, groups, organisations, and businesses that promote themselves in here this year, without each and every one of them there would not be Thinklocal Magazine.

Until next month, have a wonderful February – spring is on it’s way!

Joanne & Lorraine
Your ThinkLocal Team